Norma and List, I have the following. Shirley Middleton Moller Zimmerman, Waters, and Allied Families Author: Dorothy Edmonstone Zimmerman Allen Call Number: R929.2 Z73 The descendants of Reuben Zimmerman and M.A.E. Waters Bibliographic Information: Allen, D.E.Z. Zimmerman, Waters and Allied Families. N.p., n.d. WILL OF SAMUEL MAGRUDER. In the name of God, Amen. I Samll Magruder of Prince George's County in ye Province of Maryland being sick of body but in perfect mind and memory praise be therefore be given unto God and considering ye uncertainty of this Life doe make and ordaine this to be my laste Will and Testament in manner and forme following that is to Say, my Soull I commend into the hands of ye Allmighty God hoping through the meritts and passion of my Saviour Jesus Christ to receave a full and free pardon and forgiveness of my sins and at ye last hoping to Inherit Eternall Life to ye praise of God and ye Comfort of my Immortale Soull which cannot dye my body I commit unto ye Earth to be decently Buryed at ye discretion of my Executors hereafter named and Imprimis itt my last Will and pleasure In this my last Will and Testament that all my funerall charges and also all other just Debts due from me to any person or persons by Bill or otherwise howsoever be duely and honestly paide without Suit or Suttes of Lawe by my well beloved Wife Sary Magruder whome I doe leave and appint and ordaine to be my sole Executor over my whole estate. First.--I bequeath unto my Loving Wife Sary Magruder my nowe Dwelling plantation and the Land belonging unto it during her naturale life to occupye houses and make youse of to ye best advantage and after her decease I give and bequeath unto my Sun Samel Magruder ye said plantation with ten hundred acres of Land belonging to it being the uppermost part of ye track of land called Good Luck unto him and his heires forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Samel Magruder one Hundred Acres of Land it being called by the name of Magruder's delight and the plantation to it unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Ninian Magruder ye plantation that was my Brother John Magruder's and three hundred acres of Land belonging unto it being ye uppermost part of a track of land called Alexandria unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun John Magruder ye track of Land called Dumblane with ye plantation and two hundred and fifty acors of Land belonging unto it, unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun James Magruder ye plantation that John Colle live on and three hundred acors of Land belonging unto it unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun William Magruder all that track of land called Turkey Cock branch with one Hundred and Ninety Acors of land belonging unto it unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Alexander Magruder, one hundred acors of Land it being part of a track of Land called Good Luck unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Alexander Magruder ye eighth part of the Pertaxon, Merchant Ship unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Alexander, ten hhdts of Tobacco for to be ship home this yeare and with the producse for to bye a peece of Land for him. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Nathaniel Magruder, one hundred Acors of Land it being parte of a track of Land Called Good Luck unto him and his heiares forever. Iptem.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Nathaniel Magruder the Eight part of the Pertuxson Marchant Ship unto him and his heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Sun Nathaniel Magruder ten hhdts of Tobacco for to bee ship home this yeare and with ye produce for to bye a piece of Land for him. Item.--My Will is that in case Either of my Suns Samel, Ninian, John, James, William, Alexander, or Nathaniall Magruder shall dye without issue that then the Decesed his Land to be equally devided between the other six Brothers. Item.--My Will is that my five Suns John, James, William, Alexander and Nathaniall Magruder shall work for themselves at ye yeare of Sixteen yeares. Item.--I will and bequeath one third part of my personall Estate unto my loveing wife Sary Magruder. Item.--I will and bequeath unto my toe Dafters, Elesabeth Magruder and Sary Magruder ten pounds for to bye them a goune and petty cote. ***** Item.--I will and bequeath unto my five Suns, John, James, William, Alexander & Nathanall Magruder and my three Darturs Verlinder, Mary & Elener Magruder the toe thirds of my personal Estate unto them and theare heiares forever. ***** Item.--I give and bequeath unto my Suns Samel, Ninian and John, Magruder one Lot at Marlbrough Town containing one Acor of Land, ye Lot number forty-eight unto them and theare heiares forever. Item.--I give and bequeath unto my four Suns James, William, Alexander and Nathaniel Magruder one lot of Land at Marlbrought town Containing one Acor of Land ye Lott number three unto them and theare heiares forever. Item.--My Will is that what goods I have sent for out of England should be accounted of as my Personal Estat and my dear Wife for to have her thirds of them and doe order and appint my Brother Alexander Magruder and My Brother Nathanall Magruder and my Brother John Pottenger to be oversears of this my last Will & Testament and lastly I doe own this to be my last Will and all other formerly made to be voyd and of none Effect as Witness my hand and seale this twenty-third day of November In the yeare of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred teen. Witnesses SAM'LL MAGRUDER. Edw'd Willet. Mark of Tabitha Willett. Mark of Ann Smith. Probate Apr. 16th, 1711. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norma Lundgren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] The wives of Samuel Magruder and John Pottenger > Not in either the transcription nor abstraction that I have. The part you > have > sectioned off reads "Verlinda, Mary and Eliza" > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "D Michael Johnson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 9:33 AM > Subject: Re: [MDCHARLE] The wives of Samuel Magruder and John Pottenger > > >> There is an Elinor mentioned in the Will of Samuel Magruder: >> >> >> In the name of God, Amen. I, Samuel Magruder of Prince Georges County in >> the Province of Maryland --- >> >> Impremus, it is my will and pleasure in this my last Will and Testament >> that >> all my funeral charges and also all other just Debts due to and from me >> to >> any person or persons by Bill or otherwise howsoever be fully and >> honestley >> paid without Suit or Settler of Law by my well beloved wife Sary Magruder >> whom I do ... and appoint and ordaine to be my sole Executor over my >> whole >> estate. >> >> First I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Sary Magruder my now >> Dwelling >> plantation and the Land belonging unto it during her whole life to ... >> have >> ... and make use of to the best of her advantage and after her decease I >> give and bequeath unto my son Samuel Magruder the said plantation with >> two >> hundred acres of Land belonging to it being the uppermost part of a tract >> of >> land called "Good Luck" to him and his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Samuel Magruder one hundred acres >> of >> Land it being called by the name of "Magruders Delight" and the >> plantation >> belonging to it unto him and his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Ninian Magruder a plantation that >> was >> my Brother John Magruder's and three hundred acres of Land belonging unto >> it >> being the uppermost part of a tract of land called "Alexandria" unto him >> and >> his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son John Magruder the tract of land >> called >> "Dumblane" with the plantation and two hundred and fifty acres of land >> belonging unto it unto him and his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son James Magruder the plantation that >> John Colle lives on and three hundred acres of land belonging unto it >> unto >> him and his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son William Magruder all that tract of >> Land called "Turkey Cock Branch" with one hundred and ninety-three acres >> of >> Land belonging unto it unto him and his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Alexander Magruder one hundred >> acres >> of land it being part of a track of Land called "Good Luck" unto him and >> his >> heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Alexander Magruder the eighth part >> of >> the Pertuxson Merchant Ship unto him and his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Alexander Magruder tenn (hhds) of >> Tobacco for to be shipped home this yeare and with the produce for to buy >> a >> piece of land for him. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Nathaniel Magruder one hundred >> acres >> of land it being part of a track of Land called "Good Luck" unto him and >> his >> heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Nathaniel Magruder the eighth part >> of >> the Purtuxson Merchant Ship unto him and his heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Nathaniel Magruder tenn (hhds) of >> Tobacco for to be shipped home this yeare and with the produce for to buy >> a >> piece of land for him. >> >> Item: My will is that if one other of my sons Samuel, Ninian, John, >> James, >> William, Alexander or Nathaniel Magruder shall dye without issue that >> then >> the deceased his land to be equallly devided between the other six >> brothers. >> >> Item: my will is that my five sons John, James, William, Alexander and >> Nathaniel Magruder shall work for themselves at the age of sixteen years. >> >> Item: I will and bequeath one third part of my personal estate unto my >> loveing wife Sary Magruder. >> >> Item: I will and bequeath unto my two darters Elizabeth Magruder and Sary >> Magruder ten pound for to buy them a gowne and petty cotte. >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Item: I will and bequeath unto my five sons John, James, William, >> Alexander >> and Nathaniel Magruder and my three darturs Verlinder, Mary and Eliner >> Magruder the two thirds of my Personale Estate unto them and their heirs >> forever. >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my sons Samuel, Ninian and John Magruder >> one >> lot at Marlborough Town containing one acres of land the Lot number forty >> eight unto them and their heirs forever. >> >> Item: I give and bequeath unto my four sons James, William, Alexander and >> Nathaniel Magruder one lot of land at Marlborough Town containing one >> acres >> of Land the lott number three unto them and their heirs forever. >> >> Item: my will is that what goods I have sent for out of England should be >> accounted of as my Personale Estate and my dear Wife for to have her >> thirds >> of them and do order and appoint my Brother Alexander Magruder and my >> brother Nathaniel Magruder and my brother John Pottenger to be overseers >> of >> this my last will and testament and lastly I do ordaine this to be my >> laste >> will and all other formerly made to be void and of none effect as witness >> my >> hand and seale this twenty third day of November in the year of our lord >> God >> one thousand seven hundred ten. >> >> Witnesses: Edwd Willett, Tabitha Willett, Ann Smith >> Samuel Magruder Sr. >> >> >> Cheers, Michael >> Kent Island, Maryland >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Norma Lundgren" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:21 PM >> Subject: [MDCHARLE] The wives of Samuel Magruder and John Pottenger >> >> >>>I am going to post this in three pieces since the list has taken to >>>bouncing >>> long messages if the administrator doesn't approve their being posted as >>> the St >>> Mary's County list administrator has explained. I will wait for the >>> first >>> part >>> to show up, then "answer" with the second, etc. >>> >>> >>> Hi, List, >>> For several years, there has been controversy about the wives of John >>> Pottenger >>> and Samuel Magruder. I have come to believe that Peter McManus is on to >>> something and that Mary and Sarah were probably daughters of William >>> Mills >>> and >>> Tabitha Hilleary. Following is the many (and often confusing) items I >>> have >>> collected disproving that they were daughters of Ninian Beall, and >>> showing >>> that >>> they might be Sarah Pottenger and Mary Mullikin, as well as the >>> arguments >>> for >>> them to be the Mills sisters: >>> >>> First the argument for the Mills Sisters: >>> >>> The probable birthdate of Eleanor Magruder, the wife of Nehemiah Wade is >>> the >>> most convincing argument against Sarah Pottenger, born 1659, being the >>> wife of >>> Samuel Magruder (1660-1711) and in favor of the Sarah Mills, born 1670, >>> favored >>> by (I think) Linda Reno. Eleanor Magruder was most likely born after the >>> 23 Nov >>> 1710 will of her father and possibly after his death which was before >>> his >>> 16 Apr >>> 1711 probate. Eleanor isn't mentioned in her father's will but is given >>> as >>> a >>> daughter of Samuel and Sarah Magruder and the wife of Nehemiah Wade in >>> the >>> 16 >>> Jan 1731/32 will of her mother, Sarah Magruder. Nehemiah Wade was born >>> about >>> 1705, and Eleanor and he were married about 1729. >>> >>> If John Pottenger's wife truly was Mary Mullikin, would Elizabeth >>> (Mullikin) >>> Hartup have gotten the whole of the estate of their half-brother James >>> Williams >>> per the following? (James Williams had already given land to James >>> Mullikin.) >>> Prince George's County deed book M, page 222, in 1726, John Demall age >>> 70 >>> gave a >>> deposition regarding 100 acres of "Wood's Joy" formerly in Charles Co. >>> and >>> James >>> Williams and his son James. James Williams died without bequest so the >>> 100 >>> acres >>> went to Richard Hartrup by his wife Elizabeth, who was a sister to James >>> Mullikin, deceased, father of James Mullikin. James Mullikin, deceased, >>> and >>> Elizabeth were children of James Mullikin and his wife Mary. >>> Magruder Family Genealogy Forum >>> http://genforum.genealogy.com/Magruder/messages/1126.html >>> Speculation on the birth family of Sarah, wife of Samuel Magruder (son >>> of >>> Alexander) >>> Posted by: Peter McManus (ID *****7688) Date: June 18, 2003 at 05:59:50 >>> Speculation on the birth family of Sarah, wife of Samuel Magruder (son >>> of >>> Alexander the immigrant) >>> Official records show a close relationship between the Magruder, Mills >>> and >>> Willett families in colonial Maryland. >>> 1. At William Mills death in 1676, his will (Calvert County) names wife >>> Tabitha, >>> sons William Jr. and John and unnamed daughters. Overseers of the estate >>> were >>> Alexander Magruder, Samuel Tayler and Ninian Beall. One of the witnesses >>> to the >>> will was Richard Chaffey. >>> 2. In 1677 when Alexander Magruder died his will named almost the same >>> set >>> of >>> overseers: Samuel Taylor, Ninian Beall and Nathaniel Truman. >>> 3. Tabitha, widow of William Mills, remarried to Thomas Blanford. Thomas >>> Blanford's will of 1698 (Prince George's County) names as overseers: >>> Samuel >>> Magruder, William Mills (Tabitha's son), and Edward Willett (husband of >>> Tabitha's daughter, Tabitha Mills). >>> 4. Richard Chaffey, a witness to the will of William Mills Sr. has his >>> will >>> proved in 1698 (PGC). Overseers were Samuel Magruder and Edward Willett. >>> 5. Samuel Magruder, Edward Willett and a John Smith were asked in the >>> will >>> of >>> Thomas Sprigg Sr. to divide the residue of his estate in 1704 (PGC) >>> Connections >>> here somehow. Thomas Sprigg's daughter, Eleanor, married Thomas >>> Hilleary. >>> When >>> Thomas Hilleary died, William Mills Jr signed the inventory as next of >>> kin. >>> 6. Samuel Magruder's own will of 1711 (PGC) was witnesses by Edward >>> Willett, >>> Tabitha Willett (Edward's wife) and an Ann Smith >>> 7. Benjamin Berry, in his will of 1719 (PGC) named as overseers: Samuel >>> Magruder >>> Jr., Thomas Hilleary Jr., Edward Willett and John Clagett. Benjamin >>> Berry's wife >>> was Mary Hilleary, brother to Thomas Jr. >>> 9. Anchovie Hills, the home plantation of Alexander Magruder, bordered >>> Trenant, >>> the home plantation of William Mills Sr. >>> 10. Samuel and Sarah named a son William and had a grandson by their son >>> Samuel, >>> named William Mills Magruder. >>> To play devil's advocate, both Samuel Magruder and Edward Willett were >>> PGC >>> officals. It might be expected that they would be asked to witness >>> county >>> documents. Still, all wills where they were overseers together seem to >>> have a >>> family connection and neither acted as overseer alone in the probate >>> records of >>> the county. >>> So, I think, but can not prove, that Sarah, wife of Samuel Magruder, was >>> the >>> daughter of William Mills Sr. and his wife, Tabitha >>> Comments? >>> Re: Speculation on the birth family of Sarah, wife of Samuel Magruder >>> (son >>> of >>> Alexander >>> Posted by: Fredric Z. Saunders (ID *****6091) Date: June 20, 2003 at >>> 21:35:42 >>> In Reply to: Speculation on the birth family of Sarah, wife of Samuel >>> Magruder >>> (son of Alexander) by Peter McManus >>> Interesting thoughts. >>> In doing an Internet search, I found that Ann Whalen in a copyrighted >>> 2000 >>> article at: >>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwcogs/famhist/Willett.html >>> in approaching from the Willet side speculated the same thing. For >>> children of >>> William Mills and Tabitha Hilleary she listed: "Sarah Mill who married >>> Samuel >>> McGruder (not proven)." >>> To add a couple pieces to what you listed: >>> In his will, Samuel Magruder named as overseers his brother Alexander >>> Magruder, >>> brother Nathaniel Magruder, and brother John Pottinger. Now, if Samuel's >>> wife >>> Sarah was Sarah Mills, the most likely way that he would call John >>> Pottinger >>> (Pottenger) "brother" is if Pottinger's wife Mary was a sister to Sarah. >>> For the >>> other theoritical possibilities, Samuel Magruder had no sister Mary to >>> be >>> the >>> wife of John Pottinger. While John Pottinger did have a sister named >>> Sarah >>> in >>> England, there is no evidence that she ever went to America to be Samuel >>> Magruder's wife. >>> If Sarah was a Mills, then it would also be likely that John Pottenger's >>> wife >>> Mary was a Mills. >>> 1. When Thomas Blanford's inventory was taken, the appraisers were >>> Samuell >>> Magruder and John Pottenger. Under the theory, Blanford would have been >>> the >>> step-father of both their wives. [MD Inventories and Accounts 16:108] >>> 2. William Mills, Jr.'s administration account in 1706 showed a payment >>> to >>> "John >>> Pottinger for the use of Martha Blanford." [MD Inventories and Accounts >>> 26:136] >>> If the children of Thomas Blanford were named in order in his will, >>> Martha >>> was >>> the youngest. If the children were born about every two years after >>> Tabitha >>> (widow Mills) married Thomas Blanford, then Martha was probably born >>> about >>> 1686-1690. One implication of the payment to John Pottinger for Martha >>> Blanford >>> would be that Martha was living with his family. With both her parents >>> dead, a >>> logical place that Martha, a single age 16-20 year old female, would >>> live >>> would >>> be with one of her [half]-sisters under this theory. >>> For your #10, I have not followed the Magruder family. Can you tell me >>> the >>> document which shows the grandson of Samuel and Sarah with the middle >>> name >>> Mills? Thanks >>> Rick Saunders >>> Re: Speculation on the birth family of Sarah, wife of Samuel Magruder >>> (son >>> of >>> Alexan >>> Posted by: Peter McManus (ID *****7688) Date: June 21, 2003 at 07:13:37 >>> In Reply to: Re: Speculation on the birth family of Sarah, wife of >>> Samuel >>> Magruder (son of Alexan by Fredric Z. Saunders >>> Rick, thanks for your response. I've read your article on Ninian Beall, >>> and as a >>> descendant (through George) I appreciate your work. >>> I have two sources for the name William Mills Magruder. They are, >>> however, >>> both >>> from transcripts. >>> 1) The will of Samuel Magruder (son of Samuel and Sarah, husband of >>> Eleanor >>> Wade) was written Jan. 30, 1739 (no double year notation in the >>> transcript) and >>> proved in Montgomery County on Feb. 9, 1779. He is called a planter of >>> Prince >>> George's County and many people give his death date as in 1779. Myself, >>> I >>> wonder >>> if he died sometime soon after writing his will in 1739, before the >>> creation of >>> Frederick or Montgomery Counties and his will was not recorded at the >>> time. >>> Forty years is a long time to leave a will untouched. In the will he >>> names >>> wife >>> Eleanor, sons Elias, Alexander, Josias, William Mills, Samuel, Zachariah >>> and >>> daughters Eleanor, Lucey and Elizabeth Spencer. Liber A, folio 81. >>> 2) The will of Robert Magruder (son of Samuel Magruder and Eleanor Wade, >>> husband >>> of Sarah Crabb) was written Mar. 2, 1735/36 and proved in Prince >>> George's >>> County >>> Jun. 23, 1736. He names wife, Sarah, daughter Eleanor, brother Elias, >>> nephew >>> Samuel Magruder. The witnesses to the will were: Samuel Magruder (prob. >>> brother), Andrew Scott, John Haswell (brother Samuel married Jane >>> Haswell) >>> and >>> William Mill Magruder. Folio 262. >>> I've seen people use the statement in Samuel Sr.'s will "brother John >>> Pottinger" >>> to prove two unreconcilable facts at the same time: that Sarah and Mary, >>> wife of >>> John Pottinger were sisters (and lots of people still assign them to >>> Ninian. Why >>> do people think they're Bealls?) and that John married second to >>> Samuel's >>> sister, Elizabeth named in his father's will (under 14 years of age in >>> 1677). I >>> haven't found any indication that John remarried to an Elizabeth yet. >>> I've >>> been >>> checking deeds for a dower release. There is no recorded deed surviving >>> but >>> Elizabeth's inherited property ended up with her brothers. I think >>> Elizabeth >>> probably died unmarried. My post previous to this one has to do with >>> Samuel and >>> his siblings ages. >>> Peter >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message